Red hat Specialist Solution Architect 

United States, Virginia, Richmond 

924809750

Job Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary technical expert for hybrid cloud technologies within the Sales team

• Lead the gathering of architecture for and design and presentation of solutions to meet the needs of our prospective customers

• Conduct regular demonstrations of Red Hat OpenShift, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, and other Red Hat cloud suite technologies

• Guide and support pre-sales pilots, demonstrations, workshops, proofs of concepts, evaluations, and benchmarks

• Provide timely and accurate technical responses to pre-sales requests

• Actively engage and support prospective customers in technical evaluations of Red Hat's cloud suite offerings

• Develop and maintain tools to support the Sales and Marketing teams, including demonstrations and presentation materials

• Contribute to building best practices among peers in sales and engineering

• Ensure that revenue quota, deployment, and service objectives are met while maintaining a high level of satisfaction among existing and prospective customers

• Research and write the responses to technical sections of requests for information (RFIs) and requests for proposals (RFPs)

• Form relationships with technical customer associates to identify new opportunities

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or equivalent experience

• 5+ years of experience working in a technical presale, support, or consulting role

• Knowledge of and operational experience with methodologies related to containers, Kubernetes, and/or DevOps

• Knowledge of enterprise cloud solutions and deploying and running solutions in a cloud environment and private, public, and hybrid clouds

• Solid Linux system administration skills at the Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) level or higher; certifications are a plus

• Ability to travel up to 35%

• TS/SCI clearance is preferred

The salary range for this position is $157,300.00 - $251,530.00 (inclusive of base pay + target incentive compensation). Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.

Pay Transparency

● Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

● Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care

● Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan

● Retirement 401(k) with employer match

● Paid time off and holidays

● Paid parental leave plans for all new parents

● Leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave